Justice Department says U.S. won’t defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

[ad_1] The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the funding is unconstitutional. In a memo sent to Congress, the Justice Department said it agrees with a lawsuit attempting to strike down…

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Trump “essentially just declared war” on Chicago, but there’s no “indications” of deployment

[ad_1] Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat, said Sunday that President Trump “essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation” referring to his recent remarks about Chicago. But she outlined that “we don’t have any indications” that the administration is getting ready to send troops into the nation’s third-largest city, despite…

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Highlights from Gavin Newsom’s “Sunday Morning” interview: Proposition 50, opposing Trump, and 2028

[ad_1] In an exclusive interview with Robert Costa for “CBS Sunday Morning,” California Governor Gavin Newsom described the Democrats’ redistricting in his state as an effort to ensure “the future of this republic” – and a necessary measure to counter President Trump’s push to expand Republican gains in the U.S. House and secure its narrow…

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Here comes the sun! “Sunday Morning” sun art

[ad_1] Bobbi Forrester For 20 years “Sunday Morning” associate director Jessica Frank has been handpicking every shining example of sun artwork to appear on our program – about 9,000 and counting. The suns that close out each of our stories mostly come from our loyal viewers, who share their luminous creativity with us. From our…

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